I would ask her but I don’t think she’s in the mood to think about it, just yet. A leopard won’t change its spots. She thinks marriage and buying a home will make all the difference, but it won’t. It will just make trying to get out all the nastier.
Why the proposal came on the heels of her return from the funeral of a family member is beyond me. Unless he saw it as the vulnerable place she was in and decided to capitalize on it. Which is entirely possible.
“he saw it as the vulnerable place she was in and decided to capitalize on it”
Yes, that sounds reasonable. Best wishes to her. I hope she makes a wise decision that has a good outcome.
Asuncion just texted and said her 15-year-old granddaughter tested positive for Covid, so Asuncion won’t be able to come to Mass on Sunday. Asuncion and her husband live with their daughter, son-in-law, and two granddaughters. She and Juan both have some chronic health problems, but they’re vaccinated, so they should still be okay if they get the infection.
I think we all had it again in December. James still sounds like he’s dying of consumption, but I told him that he’s well enough for schoolwork if he’s well enough to play computer games.